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Our government has stated that the defendant companies in the
Japanese forced mobilization victims' compensation judgment are likely to participate in the so-called Future Fund. However, he acknowledged that it is difficult to contribute to victim compensation, and civic groups opposed to the government's plan have announced that they will hold a rally in the city center tomorrow (11th).

Reporter Kim Ah-young will tell you.

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First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong, who briefed the
foreign press corps, said he was well aware of the criticism of the forced mobilization reparations solution.

[Cho Hyun-dong/First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs: Of course, the government is also mindful of public opinion pointing out the deficiencies in the solution...]

Four days after the government's announcement, defendant companies such as Mitsubishi and Nippon Steel have not even expressed their positions, and a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "We expect the defendant companies to participate in the tentative future fund that is being discussed by the business community of the two countries."

We also anticipated that there may be more victims than the known four who will receive compensation from our foundation, which is the subject of a third-party defense.

However, it acknowledged that it was difficult in fact because "we do not anticipate the contribution of the Japanese defendant companies to the Foundation immediately."

Japan's level of further response is expected to be outlined at next week's Japan-South Korea summit.

Prime Minister Kishida said he would openly communicate with President Yoon Seok-yeol to strengthen bilateral relations.

It will be interesting to see what position Prime Minister Kishida, who did not directly mention even the expression of "deep remorse and apology" stipulated in the Kim Tae-chung-Obuchi Declaration, will reveal at the summit.

Victim support groups and civic groups, which have been demanding a direct apology and reparations from Japan, have announced a rally in the city center tomorrow.

Representative Lee Jae-myung of the MDP will also participate, and organizers expected 10,000 people to participate as it is the first weekend since the government's announcement.

First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong, who briefed the foreign press corps, said he was well aware of the criticism of the forced mobilization reparations solution.

[Cho Hyun-dong/First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs: Of course, the government is also mindful of public opinion pointing out the deficiencies in the solution...]

Four days after the government's announcement, defendant companies such as Mitsubishi and Nippon Steel have not even expressed their positions, and a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, "We expect the defendant companies to participate in the tentative future fund that is being discussed by the business community of the two countries."

We also anticipated that there may be more victims than the known four who will receive compensation from our foundation, which is the subject of a third-party reimbursement proposal.

However, it acknowledged that it was difficult in fact because the Japanese defendant companies "do not anticipate their contributions to the Foundation right now."

Japan's level of further response is expected to be outlined at next week's Japan-South Korea summit.

Prime Minister Kishida said he would openly communicate with President Yoon Seok-yeol to strengthen bilateral relations.

It will be interesting to see what position Prime Minister Kishida, who did not directly mention even the expression of "deep remorse and apology" stipulated in the Kim Tae-chung-Obuchi Declaration, will reveal at the summit.

Victim support groups and civic groups, which have been demanding a direct apology and reparations from Japan, have announced a rally in the city center tomorrow.

Representative Lee Jae-myung of the MDP will also participate, and organizers expected 10,000 people to participate as it is the first weekend since the government's announcement.

(Video Interview: Park Young-il, Video Editing: Park Ji-in)